Flooding the Dance Floor With Political Pitches
The ticket to the White House could be any number of things. Early voting. High turnout among the party’s base. Ohio. A one-stop destination for the latest political news — from The Times and other top sources. Plus opinion, polls, campaign data and video. But Republicans and Democrats seem to agree that their chances improve markedly if they can win over one important constituency: the audience of “Dancing With the Stars.”
Claire McCaskill’s unlikely supporter: Joe Ricketts
Supporters of Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) might be surprised to learn that among them is a billionaire behind a super PAC that has pledged to spend $10 million helping Mitt Romney get elected.
On The Record with Greta van Susteren
Greta van Susteren discusses the “WhyIChangedMyVote” ad campaign from Ending Spending Action Fund on her latest show.
Konkol leaves Sun-Times to write for DNAInfo Chicago
Mark Konkol, the Chicago journalism superstar who won the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting last year, is leaving the Sun-Times to join the startup of a hyperlocal digital news service covering city neighborhoods.
Joe Ricketts: The new billionaire political activist
After amassing great wealth building TD Ameritrade, Joe Ricketts bought the Chicago Cubs for his family. Now he is spending millions to promote his political vision and unseat the president. Meet a big behind-the-scenes player in the newly deregulated electoral system.
What Joe Ricketts is Doing Right with His Super PAC
Another super PAC contribution is drawing attention, this one via Joe Ricketts, the founder of online brokerage TD Ameritrade, Inc. His family also owns the Chicago Cubs.
Investor Bankrolls Big Romney Campaign
A billionaire investor whose family owns the Chicago Cubs is pressing ahead with a multimillion-dollar pro-Republican political campaign, bucking a political furor that emerged when the effort first become public.
Ricketts Spending Millions to Urge Obama Voters to Switch
Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts will spend $10 million on television ads and voter-outreach efforts to help Republican challenger Mitt Romney defeat President Barack Obama, aides to Ricketts said today.
Joe Ricketts ad blitz has Romney fingerprints
Unlike the controversial aborted pitch for a $10-million attack highlighting Rev. Jeremiah Wright, billionaire investor Joe Ricketts’s new super PAC campaign will use themes and players blessed by Mitt Romney and his allies.
Joe Ricketts Group Gives Congress Summer Reading Assignment on The ‘Fiscal Cliff’
A fiscal responsibility group founded by bilionaire investor Joe Ricketts has taken it upon themselves to assign Congress a good old-fashioned summer reading assignment: a book on the “fiscal cliff.”